The Education Brief: 20 April 2024

20/04/2024 12 min

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Episode Synopsis

The Education Brief: Saturday 20 April 2024 - Top stories include:

There will be no Progress 8 replacement for school performance measurements in the current and next academic years.

75 percent of primary schools have been forced to reduce their number of teaching assistants.

DfE data indicate a rise in pupil absence rates last term compared to spring 2022-23.

Ofsted's latest report criticises the quality and scope of religious education in England's schools.


This week’s deep dive: 

Talking floats on a sea of write - oracy in schools


We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading! (Links available on Spotify only)
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